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Angry Birds Star Wars came as a shock. We expected series creator Rovio Entertainment to dream up new ways to expand the franchise. A potential blockbuster deal with Lucasfilm (recently sold to Disney for roughly $4 billion) wasn't at the top of the list. That said, the highly anticipated video game, slated to arrive November 8 for iOS, Android and other platforms, will most likely have tremendous staying power for months to come, and for good reason, as it appears to be the perfect marriage between one of the most successful smartphone/tablet games of all time, and the sci-fi super power set in a galaxy far, far away.

With this in mind, Rovio has been tight-lipped on specific features, teasing its fans on the officialAngry Birds Tumblr with beautifully-illustrated pictures from Star Wars: Episode IV, complete with birds and pigs alike, along with teaser videos that showcase short snippets of gameplay.

That said, it appears that Angry Birds Star Wars retains the critically acclaimed and reliable slingshot mechanics that made this IP a worldwide sensation, but with Star Wars window dressing. To that end, the characters have taken on new personas. The familiar red bird, for instance, is Luke Skywalker, complete with blue lightsaber and Tatooine fatigues. The pink bird, on the other hand, was transformed into Princess Leia, signature hair buns perfectly intact. Other characters include the yellow bird playing that scoundrel, Han Solo, bomb bird as Obi-Wan Kenobi, the white bird as C-3PO and an egg filling in for R2-D2.